KURSUS INI MENDEDAHKAN PELAJAR KEPADA FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMBOLEHKAN SERANGGA HIDUP SEBAGAI SATU POPULASI DI PERSEKITARANNYA SERTA PELBAGAI KAEDAH KAWALAN SERANGGA PEROSAK SEPERTI KAWALAN KULTUR, FIZIK, BIOLOGI, KIMIA, GENETIK, KERINTANGAN TANAMAN DAN KUARANTIN. DALAM BAHAGIAN KAWALAN KIMIA, ASPEK-ASPEK CARA TINDAKAN, KETOKSIKAN, FISIOLOGI, TEKNOLOGI FORMULASI, KERINTANGAN, PENCEMARAN DAN BIOMAGNIFIKASI AKIBAT PENGGUNAAN INSEKTISID AKAN DIBINCANGKAN. PENGGUNAAN BAHAN SEMIOKIA DAN PENGAWALATURAN PERTUMBUHAN SERANGGA (IGR) BAGI MENGAWAL SERANGGA PEROSAK TURUT DIBINCANGKAN. INTEGRASI KAEDAH-KAEDAH KAWALAN DALAM PENGURUSAN SERANGGA PEROSAK DAN KESESUAIANNYA DARI SEGI EKONOMI, ALAM SEKITAR DAN KESELAMATAN KEPADA ORGANISMA BUKAN SASARAN AKAN JUGA DIBERI PENEKANAN..



THIS COURSE WILL DEAL WITH FACTORS AFFECTING INSECT POPULATION SURVIVAL, AND VARIOUS INSECT CONTROL STRATEGIES SUCH AS CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, AS WELL AS GENETIC, PLANT RESISTANCE AND QUARANTINE METHODS. IN CHEMICAL CONTROL SECTION, MODE OF ACTION OF VARIOUS INSECTICIDE GROUPS, SEMIOCHEMICALS, INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS, TOXICOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, FORMULATION TECHNOLOGY, RESISTANCE, POLLUTION AND BIOMAGNIFICATION DUE TO INSECTICIDAL USAGE WILL BE DISCUSSED. INTEGRATIONS BETWEEN VARIOUS CONTROL STRATEGIES AGAINST INSECT PESTS, AND THEIR SUITABILITY FROM ECONOMICAL, ECOLOGICAL AND SAFETY ASPECTS AGAINST NON-TARGET ORGANISMS WILL ALSO BE EMPHASISED.